世界小史 第160期:高盧
Although the Gauls continued to fight desperately1, for years on end, he attacked them repeatedly, and everywhere he went he left troops in control behind him.
雖然高盧人連續(xù)數(shù)年進(jìn)行拼死抵抗，他還是一再戰(zhàn)勝他們，他到處都留下軍隊(duì)駐守。
Once Gaul had become a Roman province the inhabitants soon learnt to speak Latin, just as they had in Spain.
打那以后，高盧便一直是羅馬的行省，那里的居民漸漸習(xí)慣與講拉丁語，跟在西班牙一樣。
And this is why French and Spanish, which come from the language of the Romans, are known as Romance languages.
由于法國人和西班牙人的預(yù)壓都來源于羅馬人的語言，所以人們也稱他們?yōu)榱_曼語系。
After the conquest of Gaul, Caesar turned his army towards Italy. He was now the most powerful man in the world.
占領(lǐng)高盧后，凱撒便率軍向意大利金發(fā)，現(xiàn)在他是世界上最強(qiáng)大的人，
Other generals who had previously2 been his allies he attacked and defeated.
從前曾與他結(jié)盟的別的統(tǒng)帥，他都一一戰(zhàn)而勝之。
And after he had seduced3 Cleopatra, the beautiful queen of Egypt, he was able to add Egypt to the Roman empire.
他與埃及艷后克婁巴柯拉結(jié)交，從而把埃及納入羅馬帝國的版圖，
Then he set about putting it in order.
然后他著手整頓秩序。
For this he was ideally suited, for he had an exceptionally orderly mind.
他確實(shí)有這樣的能力，因?yàn)樗念^腦也是井然有序的，
He was able to dictate4 two letters at the same time without getting his thoughts in a tangle5.
他能夠同時(shí)口授兩封信而不會使思維陷于混亂。
Imagine that!
你想他多有本事！
